VANCOUVER, June 14, 2018 /CNW/ - Village Farms International, Inc. (the "Company") (TSX:VFF) (OTC:VFFIF) announced today that all of the director nominees listed in the management information circular dated May 10, 2018 (the "Circular") were elected as directors of the Company at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held earlier today (the "Meeting"). The results of the vote for each nominee director are set out below:
| Nominee |
Proxy Votes For |
Proxy % For |
Proxy Votes |
Proxy %
|
| John R. McLernon |
18,704,239 |
99.78% |
41,350 |
0.22% |
| Christopher C. Woodward |
18,704,229 |
99.78% |
41,360 |
0.22% |
| John P. Henry |
18,677,639 |
99.64% |
67,950 |
0.36% |
| David Holewinski |
18,677,499 |
99.64% |
68,090 |
0.36% |
| Michael A. DeGiglio |
18,715,390 |
99.84% |
30,199 |
0.16% |
| Stephen C. Ruffini |
18,705,635 |
99.79% |
39,954 |
0.21% |
| Roberta Cook |
18,713,444 |
99.83% |
32,145 |
0.17% |
In addition, the ordinary resolution to approve the renewal of the Company's Compensation Plan was approved at the Meeting.
Final voting results of all matters voted on at the Meeting will be made available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About Village Farms International, Inc.
Village Farms International, Inc. is one of the largest and longest-operating vertically integrated greenhouse growers in North America and the only publicly traded greenhouse produce company in Canada. With more than 750 years of accumulated master grower experience coupled with advanced proprietary technology and environmentally sustainable growing practices, Village Farms is highly resource efficient. Village Farms produces and distributes fresh, premium-quality produce with consistency 365-days a year to national grocers in the U.S. and Canada from its large-scale Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) greenhouses in British Columbia and Texas, as well as from its partner greenhouses in B.C., Ontario and Mexico.
SOURCE Village Farms International, Inc.
For further information: Stephen C. Ruffini, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Village Farms International, Inc., (407) 936-1190, ext. 340; Lawrence Chamberlain, Investor Relations, (416) 519-4196, lawrence.chamberlain@loderockadvisors.com
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